Setup Two Step Verification on DreamHost

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Video: Setup Two Step Verification on DreamHost

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You're watching VisiHow. In this video, we are going to show how to set up two-step verification with Google Authenticator and DreamHost hosting.

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   First, we log into the Dreamhost account

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   Then, we click the "Menu" option

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   It is on the left-hand side.

   

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   We click "BILLING & ACCOUNT"

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   We click "Security"

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   We will see that enabling multifactor authentication will give us 1GB of free storage on Dream Objects.

   

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   We enter our current password

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   We select "Google Authenticator, Time-Based (recommended)" in "Multifactor Authentication Type"

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   We click "Get Started"

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   We will be given the QR code.

   

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   We open Google Authenticator on the phone

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   We tap the plus icon at the top on the right

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    We tap "Scan barcode"

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    We scan the barcode.

    

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    Now, we enter our six-digit authorization code for "DreamHost Panel" on the computer

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    We click "Activate"

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    We will be given the backup codes to write down and keep in a safe place in case we ever lose Google Authenticator account or the phone we use with Google Authenticator.

    

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    We copy the backup codes

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    They are not shown in the video.

    

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    Now, we click "Menu" and log out

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    We reopen our DreamHost account

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    We enter "Multifactor Authentication Code"

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    It is 747631 in this video.

    

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    We can click the drop-down menu next to "Remember this computer?"

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    We can choose "Don't remember", "Remember for 1 week", or "Remember for 1 month".

    

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    Let's click "Remember for 1 month"

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    We update the "DreamHost Panel" code, since it has changed

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    It is 703455 in this video.

    

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    We click "Sign In"

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That was how to add two-step authentication to DreamHost hosting, using DreamHost as well as Google Authenticator. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the space below. Thanks for watching VisiHow!

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